Pierre La Ponce

Pierre La Ponce (died 1986) was a corrupt GIGN agent from France who stole missile chips from the French government and attempted to sell them to Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez of Bolivia in 1986. However, the GIGN crashed the deal in Miami, and La Ponce was tracked down and killed by Cortez's henchman Tommy Vercetti, who took the chips by force.

Biography
Pierre La Ponce was born in France, and he joined the GIGN as an agent. In 1986, he stole missile guidance chips from the French government so that he could sell them to Bolivian Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez in Miami, Florida, where his yacht had made a port call. La Ponce met Cortez's contact Tommy Vercetti at the Washington Mall for the trade, but DGSE and GIGN troops stormed the mall, causing La Ponce to flee with the chips. Vercetti chased him down as he tried to flee on a motorcycle and gunned him down, taking the chips and bringing them to Cortez.